Commonly called Lee by friends and family, Charlie traveled by wagon to Texas with a family by the name of Tomlin. A quiet man, Lee was a firm believer in hard work and of family coming first. Before the Stock Market Crash in 1929, Lee was a farmer, and teacher of music. He also worked for a time in Grand Saline at the Morton Salt Mine. A talented musician, he could play violin, piano, and the organ.
After arriving in Dallas, and not able to find steady work, he peddled vegetables from a pushcart. Not further able to sustain his family in this way, he and his son Arthur signed up with the The Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. On the very first day of his first paycheck, the family had not a morsel to eat. Oleta, his daughter, was so hungry and desperate for food, found a wild onion growing by the front door, ate it and promptly threw up. Shortly after, Charlie Lee and Arthur arrived with boxes of food for the family. It was the first time his children ever had Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
Charlie Lee was also one not to back down, and was famous for his Irish temper. After Oleta had grown to womanhood, she had rented a room out to a woman who was fleeing marital problems. This woman's brother had showed up in an angry and drunken state. He attempted to force the eviction and the return of his sister to her husband. Brandishing a 'brickbat' he threatened Oleta. Living nearby, Charlie got wind of it and immediately pulled his pocketknife to defend his daughter telling the man, "Try it and I'll cut you in two." Not expecting a man of Charlie's years to stand up to him, he promptly left and never returned.
Ever the farmer, Charlie continued to work a vegetable garden, and loved his dewberry bushes. Being a creature of habit, he was not one to turn on a light if he had to get up during the night. Inevitably, he always managed to stub his toes on his wife's homemade doorstops made from a brick covered in quilted material. He would have the grandchildren laughing hysterically into their pillows because he loudly proclaimed the same thing every time, "There went another G*****n toe!"
He traveled to a family reunion in Florida, and became ill. Frightened for his well-being, Oleta and her husband J. D. drove from Dallas to Pensecola in about 10 hours to retrieve him. Upon their arrival, he quickly began to recover and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his stay in the company of his daughter and son-in-law. His doctor later said after examining him that his 'illness' was due to loneliness and grieving for his closest and dearest loved ones.
At 4:10 PM, Charlie Lee suffered a heart attack on July 12, 1961 and was taken to Chester Clinic in Dallas, Texas. Despite the distance, Oleta was assured by the doctor that there was time for her to collect J.D. from his work place and return to the hospital. Charlie Lee was pronounced dead at 7:10 PM, before J.D. and Oleta could say final goodbyes.
Children:
Arthur Lee Sullivan [1910 ~ 1967]
Cause of Death: Murdered in Dallas
Novice Lillian Sullivan [Dec 6, 1912 ~ 1976]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Epsie Ann Sullivan [1918 ~ 1918]
Cause of Death: Scarlett Fever w/complications of meningitis
Mary Oleta Sullivan [Mar 9, 1920 ~ Dec. 18, 1997]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Myrtle Fay Sullivan [Aug 18, 1923 ~ Jul 17, 1982]
Cause of Death: Liver Cancer
After arriving in Dallas, and not able to find steady work, he peddled vegetables from a pushcart. Not further able to sustain his family in this way, he and his son Arthur signed up with the The Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. On the very first day of his first paycheck, the family had not a morsel to eat. Oleta, his daughter, was so hungry and desperate for food, found a wild onion growing by the front door, ate it and promptly threw up. Shortly after, Charlie Lee and Arthur arrived with boxes of food for the family. It was the first time his children ever had Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
Charlie Lee was also one not to back down, and was famous for his Irish temper. After Oleta had grown to womanhood, she had rented a room out to a woman who was fleeing marital problems. This woman's brother had showed up in an angry and drunken state. He attempted to force the eviction and the return of his sister to her husband. Brandishing a 'brickbat' he threatened Oleta. Living nearby, Charlie got wind of it and immediately pulled his pocketknife to defend his daughter telling the man, "Try it and I'll cut you in two." Not expecting a man of Charlie's years to stand up to him, he promptly left and never returned.
Ever the farmer, Charlie continued to work a vegetable garden, and loved his dewberry bushes. Being a creature of habit, he was not one to turn on a light if he had to get up during the night. Inevitably, he always managed to stub his toes on his wife's homemade doorstops made from a brick covered in quilted material. He would have the grandchildren laughing hysterically into their pillows because he loudly proclaimed the same thing every time, "There went another G*****n toe!"
He traveled to a family reunion in Florida, and became ill. Frightened for his well-being, Oleta and her husband J. D. drove from Dallas to Pensecola in about 10 hours to retrieve him. Upon their arrival, he quickly began to recover and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his stay in the company of his daughter and son-in-law. His doctor later said after examining him that his 'illness' was due to loneliness and grieving for his closest and dearest loved ones.
At 4:10 PM, Charlie Lee suffered a heart attack on July 12, 1961 and was taken to Chester Clinic in Dallas, Texas. Despite the distance, Oleta was assured by the doctor that there was time for her to collect J.D. from his work place and return to the hospital. Charlie Lee was pronounced dead at 7:10 PM, before J.D. and Oleta could say final goodbyes.
Children:
Arthur Lee Sullivan [1910 ~ 1967]
Cause of Death: Murdered in Dallas
Novice Lillian Sullivan [Dec 6, 1912 ~ 1976]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Epsie Ann Sullivan [1918 ~ 1918]
Cause of Death: Scarlett Fever w/complications of meningitis
Mary Oleta Sullivan [Mar 9, 1920 ~ Dec. 18, 1997]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Myrtle Fay Sullivan [Aug 18, 1923 ~ Jul 17, 1982]
Cause of Death: Liver Cancer
Commonly called Lee by friends and family, Charlie traveled by wagon to Texas with a family by the name of Tomlin. A quiet man, Lee was a firm believer in hard work and of family coming first. Before the Stock Market Crash in 1929, Lee was a farmer, and teacher of music. He also worked for a time in Grand Saline at the Morton Salt Mine. A talented musician, he could play violin, piano, and the organ.
After arriving in Dallas, and not able to find steady work, he peddled vegetables from a pushcart. Not further able to sustain his family in this way, he and his son Arthur signed up with the The Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. On the very first day of his first paycheck, the family had not a morsel to eat. Oleta, his daughter, was so hungry and desperate for food, found a wild onion growing by the front door, ate it and promptly threw up. Shortly after, Charlie Lee and Arthur arrived with boxes of food for the family. It was the first time his children ever had Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
Charlie Lee was also one not to back down, and was famous for his Irish temper. After Oleta had grown to womanhood, she had rented a room out to a woman who was fleeing marital problems. This woman's brother had showed up in an angry and drunken state. He attempted to force the eviction and the return of his sister to her husband. Brandishing a 'brickbat' he threatened Oleta. Living nearby, Charlie got wind of it and immediately pulled his pocketknife to defend his daughter telling the man, "Try it and I'll cut you in two." Not expecting a man of Charlie's years to stand up to him, he promptly left and never returned.
Ever the farmer, Charlie continued to work a vegetable garden, and loved his dewberry bushes. Being a creature of habit, he was not one to turn on a light if he had to get up during the night. Inevitably, he always managed to stub his toes on his wife's homemade doorstops made from a brick covered in quilted material. He would have the grandchildren laughing hysterically into their pillows because he loudly proclaimed the same thing every time, "There went another G*****n toe!"
He traveled to a family reunion in Florida, and became ill. Frightened for his well-being, Oleta and her husband J. D. drove from Dallas to Pensecola in about 10 hours to retrieve him. Upon their arrival, he quickly began to recover and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his stay in the company of his daughter and son-in-law. His doctor later said after examining him that his 'illness' was due to loneliness and grieving for his closest and dearest loved ones.
At 4:10 PM, Charlie Lee suffered a heart attack on July 12, 1961 and was taken to Chester Clinic in Dallas, Texas. Despite the distance, Oleta was assured by the doctor that there was time for her to collect J.D. from his work place and return to the hospital. Charlie Lee was pronounced dead at 7:10 PM, before J.D. and Oleta could say final goodbyes.
Children:
Arthur Lee Sullivan [1910 ~ 1967]
Cause of Death: Murdered in Dallas
Novice Lillian Sullivan [Dec 6, 1912 ~ 1976]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Epsie Ann Sullivan [1918 ~ 1918]
Cause of Death: Scarlett Fever w/complications of meningitis
Mary Oleta Sullivan [Mar 9, 1920 ~ Dec. 18, 1997]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Myrtle Fay Sullivan [Aug 18, 1923 ~ Jul 17, 1982]
Cause of Death: Liver Cancer
After arriving in Dallas, and not able to find steady work, he peddled vegetables from a pushcart. Not further able to sustain his family in this way, he and his son Arthur signed up with the The Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. On the very first day of his first paycheck, the family had not a morsel to eat. Oleta, his daughter, was so hungry and desperate for food, found a wild onion growing by the front door, ate it and promptly threw up. Shortly after, Charlie Lee and Arthur arrived with boxes of food for the family. It was the first time his children ever had Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
Charlie Lee was also one not to back down, and was famous for his Irish temper. After Oleta had grown to womanhood, she had rented a room out to a woman who was fleeing marital problems. This woman's brother had showed up in an angry and drunken state. He attempted to force the eviction and the return of his sister to her husband. Brandishing a 'brickbat' he threatened Oleta. Living nearby, Charlie got wind of it and immediately pulled his pocketknife to defend his daughter telling the man, "Try it and I'll cut you in two." Not expecting a man of Charlie's years to stand up to him, he promptly left and never returned.
Ever the farmer, Charlie continued to work a vegetable garden, and loved his dewberry bushes. Being a creature of habit, he was not one to turn on a light if he had to get up during the night. Inevitably, he always managed to stub his toes on his wife's homemade doorstops made from a brick covered in quilted material. He would have the grandchildren laughing hysterically into their pillows because he loudly proclaimed the same thing every time, "There went another G*****n toe!"
He traveled to a family reunion in Florida, and became ill. Frightened for his well-being, Oleta and her husband J. D. drove from Dallas to Pensecola in about 10 hours to retrieve him. Upon their arrival, he quickly began to recover and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his stay in the company of his daughter and son-in-law. His doctor later said after examining him that his 'illness' was due to loneliness and grieving for his closest and dearest loved ones.
At 4:10 PM, Charlie Lee suffered a heart attack on July 12, 1961 and was taken to Chester Clinic in Dallas, Texas. Despite the distance, Oleta was assured by the doctor that there was time for her to collect J.D. from his work place and return to the hospital. Charlie Lee was pronounced dead at 7:10 PM, before J.D. and Oleta could say final goodbyes.
Children:
Arthur Lee Sullivan [1910 ~ 1967]
Cause of Death: Murdered in Dallas
Novice Lillian Sullivan [Dec 6, 1912 ~ 1976]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Epsie Ann Sullivan [1918 ~ 1918]
Cause of Death: Scarlett Fever w/complications of meningitis
Mary Oleta Sullivan [Mar 9, 1920 ~ Dec. 18, 1997]
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Myrtle Fay Sullivan [Aug 18, 1923 ~ Jul 17, 1982]
Cause of Death: Liver Cancer
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